Tommy Flynn's Pub Chain

[Aqualung]

Does anyone know anything about this chain?
A pub near me has been closed for refurbishment and is said to be changing it's name. The rumour is that it will be Tommy Flynn's. Looking at the entries here and on Whatpub, it seems to consist of hopelessly grotty old dives given a facelift and selling food plus the odd real ale. The real ales seem to be of the tedious national bland variety which makes me wonder if they are just leases from Enterprise or Punch.
This one is said to have four handpumps. Surely they won't just sell Courage Best, Doom Bore, Pride and GK IPA?? The pub will be family friendly and no mention has been made of TV screens which would seem to set it apart from other Tommy Flynn's.

EDIT:
By complete chance two press release style reviews have appeared from the same source with ratings of 10!!

[london calling]

I have been in a couple in West London.They are smartly fitted out and cater for the lager/ guiness crowd.One had a Greene King beer on the other had Doombore and Flynn,s house beer brewed by Tetley.They are decent pubs if you like this style of beer but they obviously buy the real ale on price rather than taste. They love sports on tv as well.

[Mobyduck]

I have been in a couple in West London.They are smartly fitted out and cater for the lager/ guiness crowd.One had a Greene King beer on the other had Doombore and Flynn,s house beer brewed by Tetley.They are decent pubs if you like this style of beer but they obviously buy the real ale on price rather than taste. They love sports on tv as well.
Sounds right up your street Aqua :D

[rpadam]

Does anyone know anything about this chain?
Tommy Flynn's is operated by an outfit called the London Metropolitan Pub Company (not to be confused with the Metropolitan Pub Company) run by a Sean Flynn. It would seem that at least four of its pubs are leased from the Spirit Leased Pub Company.

[Aqualung]

Sounds right up your street Aqua :D

Yes, you hit the nail on the head there!!
They have a facebook page that says it is going to be family friendly with food but no mention of TV Sports. I don't see that TV Sports is family friendly unless they just have it on in the evening. The exterior is designed to make it look like an Antic pub with the Cream and Maroon replaced with Grey and Dark Red (I think).

The actual pub is this (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/52487/) one and I've never been in it nor has anyone else apparently. There are three pictures awaiting approval and they are not mine!!

[Aqualung]

Tommy Flynn's is operated by an outfit called the London Metropolitan Pub Company (not to be confused with the Metropolitan Pub Company) run by a Sean Flynn. It would seem that at least four of its pubs are leased from the Spirit Leased Pub Company.

Thanks for that, there seems to be very little info from googling that pub company. I wonder it it is just a sub-division of Spirit as according to the local rag the same manageress is staying on. Mr Flynn must have very deep pockets as this is at least a ten week refurbishment. As far as I can see the pub isn't even listed on Whatpub!

[rpadam]

Thanks for that, there seems to be very little info from googling that pub company. I wonder it it is just a sub-division of Spirit as according to the local rag the same manageress is staying on. Mr Flynn must have very deep pockets as this is at least a ten week refurbishment. As far as I can see the pub isn't even listed on Whatpub!
As far as I can see, at least four of London Metropolitan Pub Company's refurbishments have been jointly funded by the Spirit Leased Pub Company.

[Dave M]

EDIT:
By complete chance two press release style reviews have appeared from the same source with ratings of 10!!
Well spotted, clearly someone working for the chain in some way as they have submitted photos of several Tommy Flynn's as well as a few others. http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/userinfo.php?name=sarah2014

So the question is will we see The Royal Oak (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/52487/), Barley Mow (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53322/), The Bell Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/14942/) and The Orange Tree (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/12155/) rebranded as Tommy Flynn's?

[Aqualung]

Well spotted, clearly someone working for the chain in some way as they have submitted photos of several Tommy Flynn's as well as a few others. http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/userinfo.php?name=sarah2014

So the question is will we see The Royal Oak (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/52487/), Barley Mow (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/53322/), The Bell Inn (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/14942/) and The Orange Tree (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/12155/) rebranded as Tommy Flynn's?

The other three pubs don't seem to have the same "form" as the Tommy Flynn's ones so maybe this mysterious London Metropolitan Pub Company and the wonderful Ms Jones are providing us with a ready made guide to all of their houses.
The one thing they seem to have in common is a mainstream beer selection, so if Ms Jones is reading this maybe she could do something about that.

[Aqualung]

You have my sympathy with all this, and the pub chains and breweries blame supermarkets for falling sales rather than their own gross incompetence.
It sounds like rpadam knows more about this chain than anyone


Tommy Flynn's is operated by an outfit called the London Metropolitan Pub Company (not to be confused with the Metropolitan Pub Company) run by a Sean Flynn. It would seem that at least four of its pubs are leased from the Spirit Leased Pub Company.
Have you tried getting in touch with Spirit?
I thought that Spirit were selling out to Greene King which might explain what has happened but I would have thought under Consumer Law they still have an obligation to you. Even if that isn't the case it's very bad press for Greene King or whoever if they persist with this line.

I really hope you can get this resolved and that someone has more knowledge of the Flynn's / Spirit businesses than I have.

Have you visited the pub in person to ask what's going on?

[london calling]

Flynn's- Hammersmith branch- 73 Dalling Road- W6 0JD- I booked 3 rooms for my WEDDING back in March for June. I have been calling them every month since to confirm the booking to be told each time by the staff "everything is booked, it's all fine" only, I jjust called them today (which is one week before my wedding) to re-confirm the bookings and was told by a member a staff it was "all fine" and she would get the manager to call me back soon to confirm my booking just for my piece of mind (of course, this never happened) so when I called back later on and finally spoke to the manager he said they don't do room bookings anymore and he "didn't know what I was talking about"
(even though their website still advertise room bookings!!!!) Therefore my family who are travelling from Spain now have nowhere to stay. The worse part? (Yes, there is a worse part) the manager was completely unapologetic and so unprofessional and uncaring, and when I started crying he put the phone down on me. I will not only pass this onto the Trading Standards Agency and Watchdog but I will also pass this onto to all possible networking sites as I would not wish so much heartbreak and disappointment to my worst enemy. I would like to ask if anyone knows the name and address of Tommy Flynn's Group CEO so I can take this directly to him/her. Thanks.
Sorry to hear about your problems but we on this site only drink in pubs and your comments will not influence what we think.For future reference you should always get written confirmation of any booking.I know its heartbreaking when wedding plans are ruined but this is not the site to air your grievances.Tripadvisor is what you want. regards john

[NickDavies]

It's not part of Spirit though it does lease pubs from them



https://www.duedil.com/company/08099381/london-metropolitan-taverns-limited

Trading Address

Omega House
6 Buckingham Place
Bellfield Road
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HP13 5HW


Looks like it's folded and may well have morphed into, with one Mr Flynn at the helm,

https://www.duedil.com/company/08812024/tower-leisure-limited

Trading Address
12 High Street
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2AZ

[Farway]

So sorry to hear your plans ruined, have you tried Facebook, twitter etc to widen the bad publicity?

[Strongers]

Sorry to hear about your problems but we on this site only drink in pubs and your comments will not influence what we think.For future reference you should always get written confirmation of any booking.I know its heartbreaking when wedding plans are ruined but this is not the site to air your grievances.Tripadvisor is what you want. regards john

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